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[Work Order #][ARB Date]

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• [Agenda Items]• See ARB Process for required items for ARB 1, 2, 3 and 4 meetings.

ARB Agenda


• Provide a description of the purpose of the initiative

Background [ARB 1-3 ]


Initiative Overview

Initiative Business Problem Business Solution Business Outcome

Initiative #1 Business Problem #1

Business Problem #2

Business Solution #1 Outcome #1

Outcome #2

Outcome #3

Initiative #2 Business Problem #3

Business Problem #4

Business Solution #2

Business Solution #3

Outcome #4.


• System requirement #1• System requirement #2• System requirement #3• System requirement #4

System Requirements [ARB 1 Only]


• Interfaces• Conversion• Batch• Archive Purge requirements• Disaster Recovery

Architecture [ARB 2 and 3 Only]


Implementation Scope [ARB 2, 3 & 4]

Activity Y / N / N.A. Notes

Cross-Application Dependencies

Systems internal or external to DHS

Deployment Expectations Teams required to be in Saturday and Sunday to support deployment and validation.

Pre-Deployment Activities Put up maintenance pages for multiple apps

Post-Deployment Activities Execute specific batch jobs or data manipulation scripts

Post-Implementation Activities X days after deployment, do Y


Key DSD Considerations [ARB 3 Only]

BIS Domain Key Considerations

Security

Network

Knowledge Management

Platform

Integration and Middleware

Data

Operations and Support

Application

Business

Privacy

Access


Deployment Scope [ARB 4 Only]

Area System Description

Database System 1 Reference table updates and ACD supporting Initiative #1

System 2 Reference table updates only

System 3 Reference table updates only

Capacity System 1 No significant capacity impacts are anticipated.

System 2 Capacity increase resulting Initiative #1 statewide rollout.

System 3 No significant capacity impacts are anticipated.

Batch System 1

System 2

System 3

Correspondence System 1

System 2

System 3

Rules (Corticon) System 1

System 2

System 3


System Operational Readiness [ARB 4 Only]

Activity Y / N Date Notes

SAT

Performance Testing Completed

Vulnerability Testing Completed

UAT

User Acceptance Testing Completed

Conversion Testing Completed

Batch Testing Completed

Outstanding TFS Defects From Testing [Functional and non-functional]

Deployment Readiness

Batch Schedule and Manual Updated

Playbook Reviews Scheduled

Final User Roles / Account Sign-Offs

Health Checks / Business Metrics Included

Operational Preparations Completed [Field support, war rooms scheduled, etc.]


Business Operational Readiness Review [ARB 4]


Project Management

Is the Integrated Work Plan Current?

Have the Business Requirements Document and Requirements Traceability Matrix been updated?

UAT

Is the UAT Test Plan Approved?

Is the Testing completed?

Has the testing Exit Criteria been met?

Has Requirements Traceability been established through identification of Testing Scenarios?

Is the completed UAT approved?

Have all defects been reviewed and current status approved?

User

Training &

Materials

Has the Training Plan been approved?

Have Training Materials been approved?

Is User Reference Documentation approved and available?

Is the Training completed?

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Business Operational Readiness Review Contd.. [ARB 4]


Implementation

Has the Field confirmed they are ready to use the new release (user has required hardware, forms, other tools needed)?

Has the Program Office confirmed they are ready for implementation verification activities?Is the Implementation Playbook approved?

Do we have confirmation that agreed upon End-User communication has been completed?Do we have confirmation that the Field Support Team has been identified and notified of the release?

Do we have confirmation that the post-release Support Process has been identified and communicated?

Has the post-release Field Support Team confirmed they will be in place for post-release activities?

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Timeline & Testing Activities

Phase Activities Specific Provisions or Tools Expected Timeframe

System Requirements

Team Foundation Server (TFS) Complete

General System Design

General System Design TFS, Erwin <Enter Dates>

Detailed System Design

Detailed System Design TFS, Erwin <Enter Dates>

Development Development, Unit Testing Visual Studio, TFS, Cognos, Informatica, MBUnit, SoapUI

<Enter Dates>

Integration Integration Testing, ADA Compliance, Security Testing

MTM, Quick Test Pro (QTP)*, SoapUI, AccVerify, Web Inspect

<Enter Dates>

System Acceptance Testing (SAT)

SAT Environment Readiness Testing, Performance Testing, Regression Testing

MTM, QTP*, SoapUI, LoadRunner* <Enter Dates>

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Support Lot Vendor and Program Office as required <Enter Dates>

Test for Production (TFP)

Production Readiness Testing MTM, QTP* <Enter Dates>

Production Deployment Testing MTM, QTP* <Enter Dates>

* While new scenarios/scripts will be created using MTM, Quick Test Pro and Load Runner will continue to be used until all existing assets are converted to use the new tools.

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Documents

batch system

system requirements

capacity system

correspondence system

arb agenda slide

arb date slide

rules corticon system

deployment scope arb